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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Intersperse \In`ter*sperse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Interspersed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interspersing}.] [L.
interspersus interspersed; inter between, among + spargere to
scatter. See {Sparse}.]
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1. To scatter or set here and there among other things; to
insert at intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a
book.
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There, interspersed in lawns and op'ning glades,
Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades.
--Pope.
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2. To diversify or adorn with things set or scattered at
intervals; to place something at intervals in or among;
as, to intersperse a book with pictures.
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Which space is interspersed with small islands and
rock. --Cook.
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